power port

finz2lft said:

Port
One thing, the hospital that I get the chemo and rads at, will not numb the port area prior to using the port. They told me to get some Lydacaine from my Oncologist and they would use that to numb the area. My Oncologist gave me a RX, and it is very helpful as many times as I get stuck. God Bless everyone.

Port Pain
Finz, with as many time as you'll get stuck the pain from sticking the port becomes minimal. It does sting for a few minutes, but goes away.

I tend to dislike it more now that when I was getting stuck routinely. Now it's only for the flushing.

JG

MIke here had to butt in after I heard..........................
Hey Tony this is Mike Chris's other half and the reason we are on here. I can totally relate to your entire case history started pretty much like mine did. I can tell you a few things first hand, having finished all of my treatments I coudlnt be happier they are actually over and done with. Th actual day to day worsening of my health was a lot to deal with swallowing gradually going to none, voice fading to a whisper, very disheartening on a day to day basis. But the good news is it resolves quicker than it appears to have come on as my voice is back and the swallowing well thats a ways off yet but I know it will get better. Skin rash from the radiation treatments is almost all gone, along with my scar from the dissection. I have to crank my bow down a bit I can no longer pull back 70 pounds but seeing as 2 days after my dissection I could shoot the bow I know it will come back ! I was lucky enough to have my left side the bow holding hand side involved in the dissection and was able to still shoot Good thing hate to think a brand new bow from last season would have been un-usable for this season. Was fully prepared to be a crossbow hunter as I have had one for a few years and have already developed a love for crossbow hunting not much different from regular bow hunting maybe a ten yard boost in range but I can shoot my regular bow to fifty yards so I didnt even get that, the increase in noise makes it about even so you still need to be bow hunter stealthy to be good with it so knowing you cant pull your bow do yourself a favor and go get one, if you cant let me know maybe you can borrow mine to at least get out there this season make that one of your goals for this disease. Theres a lot of stuff you will have questions about so feel free to ask away I can help with most anything you wonder about been through all you have in front of you. Its a tough road probably the hardest thing Ive ever faced and in cancer probably the second toughest treatment out there behind only rectal Im told. So yeah its ok to why me and cry to yourself but what ever you do keep your other half constantly in the loop Denise sounds as awesome as Chris is with me so keep her close and never stop telling her you love her she will be what you need to get through the tough times Chris has been the only reason Ive made it so far because there were times when I wished I just ignored it and let it run its course knowing of course that what I did was make the right decision. I think basically we have a year to go t get through this and then we can look back and say thats just a bad memory now. a year from now. I looking forward to next years vacation having had to skip the trip this year. I know I babbled a lot but just wanted to let you know a few things straight away